Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992 (economics)
A.B., Occidental College, 1986 (economics, summa cum laude)
Biography
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Hanson is the director of the Center on Pacific Economies and Professor of Economics at UCSD, where he holds faculty positions in the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies and the Department of Economics. Hanson is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and co-editor of the Journal of Development Economics. Prior to joining UCSD in 2001, he was on the economics faculty at the University of Michigan (1998-2001) and at the University of Texas (1992-1998).
Hanson is the author of over 50 publications in academic journals and other academic volumes. His current research examines the international migration of high-skilled labor, the causes of Mexican migration to the United States, the consequences of immigration on labor-market outcomes for African-Americans, the relationship between business cycles and foreign outsourcing, and international trade in motion pictures. In recent work, he has studied the impact of globalization on wages, the origins of political opposition to immigration, and the implications of China's growth for the export performance of Mexico and other developing countries. His most recent book is Why Does Immigration Divide America? Public Finance and Political Opposition to Open Borders (Institute for International Economics, 2005).
Programs and Centers
The Center on Pacific Economies
International Economics Career Track
Latin America Regional Concentration Program
Perspectives
Hanson can provide commentary on U.S.-Mexico immigration and trade, the globalization of production, and international trade policy.
Expertise
Hanson is an authority on foreign investment, immigration, and international trade.
Current Projects
Hanson's current research projects examine the economic consequences of Mexican migration to the United States, how and why multinational firms globalize their production activities, and the factors that shape countries export capabilities.
Background Notes
Prior to joining UCSD in 2001, Hanson was on the economics faculty at the University of Michigan (1998-2001) and at the University of Texas (1992-1998).
Professional Activities
Advisory Committee, Institute for International Economics, 2005 to present.
Co-Editor, Journal of Development Economics, 2004 to present.
Director, NBER Working Group on Trade and Organizations, 2001 to present.
Co-Organizer of NBER Summer Institute on International Trade and Investment, 2001-2002.
NTT Fellow, School of Business Administration, University of Michigan, 2000-2001.
Research Associate, NBER, 1999 to present.
Faculty Research Fellow, NBER, 1993-1999.
Outstanding Economics Professor, University of Texas, 1996-1997.
MacArthur Scholar Award, Center for International Studies, MIT, 1990-1991.
Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship, 1986-1987.
Research Interests
Hanson has published several books and numerous articles in leading economics journals on such topics as the impact of globalization on wages, the fiscal and labor-market consequences of immigration, and the implications of trade reform for regional economies. Recent publications include “The Home-Market Effect and Bilateral Trade Patterns” American Economic Review (2004), Open Borders and Empty Coffers: Public Finance and Political Opposition to Immigration (Institute for International Economics, 2004), “Technology, Trade, and Adjustment to Immigration in Israel,” European Economic Review (2004), Immigration and the Welfare System (Oxford University Press, 2002), "Does Border Enforcement Protect U.S. Workers from Illegal Immigration?" The Review of Economics and Statistics (2002), and “Labor-Market Adjustment in Open Economies,” Journal of International Economics (2002).
Recent Publications
• "Local Public Finance and Individual Preferences over Globalization Strategies", Economics and Politics, forthcoming. (with Kenneth Scheve and Matthew Slaughter).
• "Illegal Migration from Mexico to the United States," Journal of Economic Literature, forthcoming.
• "Globalization, Labor Income, and Poverty in Mexico," in Ann Harrison, ed., Globalization and Poverty, Chicago: University of Chicago Press and the National Bureau of Economic Research, forthcoming.
• "Emigration, Labor Supply and Earnings in Mexico," in George Borjas, ed., Mexican Immigration, Chicago: University of Chicago Press and the National Bureau of Economic Research, forthcoming.
• "Vertical Production Networks in Multinational Firms," Review of Economics and Statistics, November 87(2005): 664-678. (with Raymond Mataloni and Matthew Slaughter)
• "Market Potential, Increasing Returns, and Geographic Concentration," Journal of International Economics, September 2005, 67(1): 1-24.
• "Ownership and Control in Outsourcing to China: Estimating the Property Rights Theory of the Firm," Quarterly Journal of Economics, May 2005, 120(2): 729-762. (with Robert Feenstra) Appendix
• "International Migration, Self-Selection, and the Distribution of Wages: Evidence from Mexico and the United States," Journal of Political Economy, April 2005, 113(2): 239-281. (with Daniel Chiquiar)
•Why Does Immigration Divide America? Public Finance and Political Opposition to Open Borders. Washington, DC: Institute for International Economics, 2005.
• "Challenges for U.S. Immigration Policy," in C. Fred Bergsten, ed., The United States and the World Economy: Foreign Economic Policy for the Next Decade, Washington, DC: Institute for International Economics, 2005, 343-372.
• "The Home Market Effect and Bilateral Trade Patterns," American Economic Review, September 2004, 94: 1108-1129. (with Chong Xiang)
• "The Value of Information in International Trade: Gains to Outsourcing through Hong Kong,” Advances in Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 4(2004): No. 1, Article 7. (with Robert Feenstra and Sounghua Lin)
• "Intermediaries in Entrepôt Trade: Hong Kong Re-Exports of Chinese Goods," Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 13(2004): 3-36. (with Robert Feenstra)
• "Technology, Trade, and Adjustment to Immigration in Israel," European Economic Review, 48(2004): 403-428. (with Matthew Slaughter and Neil Gandal)
• "What Has Happened to Wages in Mexico since NAFTA?", in Toni Estevadeordal, Dani Rodrick, Alan Taylor, Andres Velasco, eds., FTAA and Beyond: Prospects for Integration in the Americas, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004.
• "Global Production and Inequality: A Survey of Trade and Wages," in James Harrigan, ed., Handbook of International Economics, Basil Blackwell, 2003. (with Robert Feenstra)
Recent Working Papers
• "Lost in Translation: Distance, Language, and Market Size in the Global Demand for U.S. Motion Pictures," December 2006. (with Chong Xiang)
• "Outsourcing and Volatility," December 2006. (with Paul Bergin and Robert Feenstra)
• "Immigration and African-American Employment Opportunities: The Response of Wages, Employment, and Incarceration to Labor Supply Shocks," NBER Working Paper No. 12518, September 2006.
• "China and the Recent Evolution of Mexico's Manufacturing Exports," December 2006. (with Raymond Robertson)
• "Emigration, Remittances, and Labor Force Participation in Mexico," May 2005.
• "Individual Preferences over High-Skilled Immigration in the United States," February 2005. (with Kenneth Scheve and Matthew Slaughter).
• "Emigration and Educational Attainment in Mexico," April 2003. (with Christopher Woodruff)
IRCO 403 International Economics
Spring 2008
IRGN 435 Topics in International Trade
Spring 2008
